{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-furniture-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-paperback","title":"A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSylvain Cordier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristina M. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaura Houliston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts such as the American and French Revolutions. The Scientific Revolution, which had begun in the preceding centuries, also ushered in a new intellectual era which advocated the use of reason to effect change in government and to advance progress in society.\u003c\/b\u003e For furniture, this meant ever-higher standards of luxury in the designs, techniques and materials utilized for the best pieces, and more structure and specialization in the furniture-making process itself. Furniture also came into its own during this period as a collectable work of art on its own merits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume of \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Furniture \u003c\/i\u003epresents essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the period on the themes of design and motifs; makers, making, and materials; types and uses; the domestic setting; the public setting; exhibition and display; furniture and architecture; visual representations; and verbal representations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvain Cordier \u003c\/b\u003eis Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristina M. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is Principal Research Fellow, SELCS-CMII, University College London, UK\u003cb\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaura Houliston \u003c\/b\u003eis Former Senior Curator, English Heritage, UK.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776729637061,"sku":"9781350595712","price":38.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/xVrZ75PhfU9781350595712.webp?v=1770552967","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-furniture-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}